[Talk-us] Minimum standards for motorways?

[Nathan Edgars II]

On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
>>> and be reserved for specific categories of motor vehicles.
>>
>> This would eliminate a large number of Interstates out west.
>
> Maybe it would.  Is that a problem?

Yes, since the average North American motorist wouldn't expect a
highway to be shown differently based on whether a cyclist can use the
shoulder.
>
>> Usually a freeway is defined to have no cross traffic and no access
>> from adjacent properties. All Interstates save about five meet this.
>
> The tag we are talking about is motorway, not freeway.
>
So? In the UK highway=trunk is used for the primary route network, not
trunk highways.